Lower Plan

Text description provided by the architects. The project is an interpretation of a retirement home within the city, which works as a shelter from the everyday routine.

The concept is based on traditional Mexican homes where a central patio fulfills the function of an interior garden, a foyer, and circulatory nucleus around which the program is developed and lived.

Schematically, the floor plan is organized in a square with a visual and central axis consolidated through the patio, which in turns communicates and separates private areas from social areas, allowing a seamless interaction between the interior and the exterior.

Sections

The spatial layout emphasizes the role of visual fames and different ceiling heights filled with warm colors; the goal was to achieve diverse sensations according to the specific requirements and activities developed in each space.

Lattice Detail

The design develops in three levels to fulfill the needs of a family of 5 members. The basement contains the service areas, storage and garage. Ground floor is composed by the studio, kitchen, family room, living-dining-terrace, and the entry, defined by a metallic lattice wall, and connected to the central patio and characterized by the visual axis that pulls the eye towards privileged views upon the valley behind the house. A complementary resting area is situated in the upper level.

© Rory Gardiner

• Architects

  CDM Casas de Mexico

• Location

  Zapopan, Mexico

• Category

  Houses

• Architects in charge

  Javier Duenas y Jaime de Obeso

• Architecture and Construction Team

  Delfino Lozano, Daniel Villalba, Isaac Mora, Ernesto Godinez, Rodrigo Carreon

• Area

  684.0 m2

• Project Year

  2013

• Photography

  Rory Gardiner